Improving mercury flux chamber measurements over water surface

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 913-919

  Lanzillotta, E ^a   Ceccarini, C ^a   Ferrara, R ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air water exchange; Flux chamber; Mediterranean sea; Mercury

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; FLUX CHAMBERS; INLET PORTS; MARINE CONDITIONS; MEAN VALUES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MERCURY FLUXES; SUMMER SEASON;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; WATER;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL ZONE; FLUX CHAMBER; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEASHORE; SUMMER; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0041743081     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385628     Document Type: Article

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